The Office of the National Investment Council under the President of Ukraine included the Ukrainian Stock Breeders Association in the working group

At the meeting of the working group the Ukrainian Stock Breeders Association was represented by its head Iryna Palamar. Other representatives also took part such as associations (Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation, Union of Ukrainian Businessmen, etc.), including international ones, such as the European Business Association, THE EUROPEAN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION (EBA), the business segment and the expert environment. The deputy business ombudsman Yaroslav Hrehyrchak also attended the meeting.

The format of the meeting was that all participants expressed their views on concerning issues in the agrarian sphere, and also suggested possible solutions to them.

The head of the Ukrainian Stock Breeders Association Iryna Palamar singled out a number of important issues in the sphere of stock breeding. In particular, she drew the attention of those present to the fact that the program on combating ASF has already been written. Today it has not been adopted yet, and this is a significant step that shows our European partners our efforts towards overcoming the ASF.

The second problematic issue raised by the head of the Ukrainian Stock Breeders Association was the procedure of compartmentalization. Iryna Palamar noted that compartmentalization is a real opportunity for Ukrainian producers to export their products in the conditions of ASF.

Iryna Palamar drew attention to the problems of draft law No. 7489 of January 16, 2018 "On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine Concerning the Enhancement of Measures to Ensure Traceability," which will come in force on January 1, 2020. This draft law provides a ban on the use of meat and other slaughter products obtained in the result of slaughter in the slaughterhouse, which does not have an operational permit. In addition, in connection with this draft law, there was an urgent need to build a network of slaughterhouses, and in practice, this is extremely difficult.

Moreover, the head of the USBA Iryna Palamar drew attention to the issue of changing the standard, which concerns the production of raw cow milk, because according to the requirements of the new DSTU 3662: 2015 "Raw cow milk. Specifications", milk is divided into three grades - extra, prime and first. The second grade, registered in the old standard of 1997, disappeared, and milk, which is produced in individual peasant farms, belongs to the second grade, and it will be prohibited to sell it for consumption to people.

The problem of state support of livestock producers and allocation of subsidies was the final point in the list of issues that Iryna Palamar voiced. In particular, it is practically impossible for the producers of pork to get loans, because today in the conditions of ASF banks do not want to give loans, and no insurance company undertakes to insure such risks.

Head of the Office of the National Investment Council under the President of Ukraine Yuliia Kovaliv expressed her interest in this issue and asked to submit the proposals of the Association, which will be worked out in detail and jointly resolved.

It should be noted that at the meeting of the working group was Morgan Williams, President of the Ukrainian-American Business Council (USUBC), who first of all noted the need to overcome corruption in Ukraine.

The Ukrainian Stock Breeders Association will continue to participate in the meetings of the sectoral working group on improving the investment attractiveness of the agricultural sector and maximize the promotion of European experience in Ukrainian realities and attracting investors for our state.